Where is oheka castle located
Become an Insider with the Long Island e-newsletter delivered two Fridays a month for information on signature events, special offers and regional happenings! First Name. Last Name. You can unsubscribe anytime. View Trip. Social social media link. Home Oheka Castle. After Otto Kahn died in , the estate changed hands several times, serving as a retreat for New York sanitation workers and a government training school for Merchant Marine radio operators.
After the school went bankrupt 30 years later, OHEKA stood abandoned, except by vandals who set numerous fires over five years. In , developer Gary Melius purchased OHEKA and the remaining 23 acres that surrounded the estate and began the painstaking challenge of restoring the Castle to its original grandeur.
Intent on preserving the authenticity of OHEKA, architects, historians, and researchers were brought in to corroborate every detail. Slate roof tiles, used in the two-year restoration of the roof, were sourced from the same Vermont quarry where Kahn had purchased the originals. More than windows and doors were replaced with custom-made duplicates.
In , the Eastern Military Academy purchased Oheka, eliminating the beautiful gardens, subdivided the rooms and painted over the walls. Thirty years later, the school went bankrupt and was left abandoned, open to arsonous vandalism. Fortunately, developer Gary Melius purchased Oheka in as well as the remaining 23 acres that surrounded the estate.
At the time, it was considered the largest private residential renovation project in the country. It was then that Oheka began the painstaking process of restoration to its original castle grandeur. That meant using slate roof tiles sourced from the same Vermont quarry where Kahn had purchased the originals, replacing more than windows and doors with custom-made duplicates and handcrafting the wrought-iron railing on the Grand Staircase, which took two months to be refinished. The formal gardens were recreated using original drawings from The Olmsted Brothers, resurrecting the eight reflecting pools and three fountains.
The library is a highlight of the grand home. Photo source: www. Want to live like a king or queen for a few days? Make a reservation through one of the many hotel packages and stay in one of 32 guest rooms and suites like the Gatsby Suites, Fairbanks Suites, Carnegie Suite, Olmsted Suite or Whitney Room. Included in many of the packages is a hotel stay, a gift card towards a meal or drink at the restaurant and bar and a mansion tour.
Top of the line amenities feature Molton Brown products and Frette linens in each room. Oheka Castle is located at West Gate Dr.
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